2005 Marketplace

Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington
9:00 to 6:00 Daily • August 12–13–14

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The lively sounds of marimba and mbira music from Zimbabwe will accompany you while you stroll this festive, open-air musical instrument and crafts marketplace. Zimfest Market offers high quality African musical instruments from Zimbabwean and North American instrument makers. You will find beautifully handcrafted wooden marimbas, mbiras from renowned Zimbabwean mbira makers, African hosho and other percussion, exquisite Shona serpentine sculpture, art from rural Zimbabwean villages, fabric and clothing, a wide selection of southern African and Zimbabwean CDs & tapes, and much more.

2005 Market Vendors

Africa Mama

618 Broadway Ave. E., Seattle, WA 98122

Sculptures, clothing and art pieces from East and West Africa.

Ancient Ways

P.O. Box 346, Scio, OR
www.ancient-ways.org •
Sculpture, textiles from villages, children’s toys, t-shirts, sponsorship of children.

Dandarocylch

66B Beecroft Road, London
www.dandarocylch.com •
Handpainted batiks, wooden ornaments, fruit bowls, and salad spoons.

Dandemutande

1122 East Pike Street #1163, Seattle, WA 98122
www.dandemutande.org •
Recordings, books, and films.

Elias Fund

117 Beacon Street, Hyde Park, MA
www.eliasfund.org •
Elias Fund merchandise including t-shirts and bracelets. We will also be distributing informational packets that share the vision of the Elias Fund, which is to send Zimbabweans to college.

Fair Trade Crafts

1530 Cornwall Ave, Bellingham, WA 98225

Fair trade items, African instruments, art and crafts.

Inside Passage

P.O. Box 639, Port Townsend, WA 98368
www.insidepassageseeds.com/hosho.htm •
Hosho and hota.

Kutsinhira Cultural Arts Center

871 Shalar Ct., Eugene, OR
www.kutsinhira.org •
T-shirts and CDs.

MBIRA

P.O. Box 7863, Berkeley, CA 94707-0863
www.mbira.org •
Mbira CDs, mbiras, and ebony sculpture, all from Zimbabwe. Also MBIRA t-shirts, display about MBIRA activities, mbira workshop sign-up forms, etc.

Mhumhi Records

2433 Lilac Dr. NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104
www.mhumhirecords.org •
CDs of traditional music from Zimbabwe and Mozambique. Mhumhi Records is a not-for-profit record label that is dedicated to preserving and sharing some of the amazing music that is happening in Southern Africa today. Mhumhi Records is also dedicated to fair distribution of revenues to the musicians involved on the recordings. It was founded by Joel Laviolette II in 1998.

Mushandirapamwe

2 Akron Place, Boston, MA
www.earthlab.net/mushe/ •
Original oil on canvas and posterboard artwork from two Zimbabwean artists that represents the zimababwean experience; postcards, t-shirts, and gift cards made from the original art work; and Zimbabwean handmade useable art products, such as salt and pepper shakers.

MyLinda King

2904 NE Flanders St., Portland, OR 97232
www.teleport.com/~marimba/hosho.htm •
Hosho, marimba mallets.

Naira and Kobo African Imports

1616 SW 8th Dr, Gresham, OR 97080

Baskets, clothing, instruments, food stuffs, and dolls.

Tariro

510 Lochmoor Pl., Eugene, OR 97405
www.tariro.org •
We will primarily be distributing information, although we will also have a limited amount of merchandise for sale, including clothes and crafts, all made in Zimbabwe.

Totally Wired Musicians

308 158th St. SE, Bothell, WA 98012
www.totallywiredmusicians.com •
Miniature musical wire sculptures, including figures of marimba players, drummers, and hosho players. All items are personally handcrafted.

A World Institute for a Sustainable Humanity: Project Luminescence and A Wall for Social Consciousness

P.O. Box 2568, Bellingham, WA
www.awish.net/projectluminescence and www.eppardvision.org/awfsc

We have a non-profit project raising funds for children orphaned by AIDS in Harare, Zimbabwe.

Zawadis Gifts from East Africa

321 E. Illinois St., Bellingham, WA 98225

Handmade gifts made by families in the village; women’s and men’s clothing, belts, jewelry, drums, fashion accessories, kitchen and home utensils, wood carvings, and banana leaf art. Most items are from Tanzania and Kenya. I am a native of Tanzania.

Zimbabwean Music Festival
www.zimfest.org •

T-shirts, CDs, and water bottles.

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